Morgan Barrett was elected school board president Tuesday night during Russellville School District’s monthly meeting.

Alan George was elected board vice president and Wesley White was elected secretary by board members.

Barrett said he was humbled to be elected board president and is looking forward to sitting down to begin planning for the school year.

“I’m excite about the board. We have a really talented group of people who have a lot to contribute and shares a common goal,” Barrett said of the newly elected board. “Being elected president is not something I take lightly. Education is extremely important to me.”

During the meeting, each member drew for term limits. Breanne Davis will serve for one year; Margie Smith and Randy Campbell will serve two-year terms; White and George will sreve three-year terms; and Chris Cloud and Barrett will be serving four year terms.

Barrett appointed members to chair and sit on committees.

The policy committee consists of White and Smith and will be co-chaired by George and Davis; the building and grounds committee consists of Barrett and Campbell and will be chaired by White; and the finance committee consists of George and Campbell and will be chaired by Cloud.

White, a retired RHS principal, and Campbell, are serving on the board for the first time; Barrett and George are serving their second term; Cloud is serving his third term; Davis is serving her fourth term; and Smith is serving her the 13th time.

Superintendent Randall Williams said he was excited about planning for the future of the RSD with the newly elected board.

“We’re excited about the new board members and the board organization,” Williams said.

“We’re looking forward to doing some planning in the near future to set a vision for the district’s future.”

The school district will give its annual report to the public Monday in the RJHS cafeteria. A hot dog cook out begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting with the report at 6 p.m.